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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.2

bhaktaḥ sarva-vidho ’py atra ghaṭate vismayāśrayaḥ |
[bhaktah sarva-vidho ’py atra ghatate vismayaashrayah |]
lokottara-kriyā-hetur viṣayas tatra keśavaḥ ||2||
[lokottara-kriyaa-hetur vishayas tatra keshavah ||2||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhaktaḥ sarva-vidho ’py atra ghaṭate vismayāśrayaḥ |
lokottara-kriyā-hetur viṣayas tatra keśavaḥ ||2||
All types of devotees are the ālambana for the vismaya-rati of adbhuta-rasa, and Kṛṣṇa because of His superhuman actions, is the viṣaya.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Three and a half verses speak of the assisting factors for this rasa. Vismayāśrayaḥ means the shelter of vismaya-rati. The viṣaya of that vismaya-rati is Kṛṣṇa. How is astonishment created? The cause is thinking that something is impossible to comprehend. The ālambanas have been shown to be two: the devotee who is āśraya and Kṛṣṇa who is the viṣaya. In some versions vibhāva is seen instead of viṣaya. This is a mistake in writing.

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